Sadiron



E. HYSELL.

SADIRON.

APPLlcATloN HLED MAR.24.1921.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

FIB- I UNITED STATES ELMER HYSELL, OF COLLEGE lHIILL, PENNSYLVANIA, AS

'PATENT- FF.

SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TQ ,CYRUS E. I RUBLE, 0F ROCHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

SADIRON.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

Application filed March 24, 1921. Serial No. 455,278.

o United States, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Sadirons, of which improvements the following is a speciiication.

' My invention relates to improvements in sad irons, and the object in view is 'found in certain advantages in conditions of use.

T he invention is 'illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Figure I is a view part-ly in side elevation partly in vertical sect-ion of a sad iron of my invention in such position on.- its stand as ordinarily it takes when in service; Fig. li is a plan view of the stand from above; Figfll is a view in section through the stand on plane immediately beneath the top plate; and' Fig.

IVqis a fragmentary view, partly in elevation, partly in section, showing the iron in such position on the stand as it initially may occupy, `when use is about to begin.

The iron itself is indicated by the numeral 1, the stand by the numeral 2; 3 is a plug,

through, Awhich connection is made to a source of electrical energy, ordinarily a domestic service line. Both iron and stand are, it Will be observed, connected with plug 3 through cables 5 and 6. The Wiring and contacts are such that' the two members, iron and stand, are connected in series with the source of energy. iVit-hin the iron itself As a heat-generating mexnber, indicated at 4f `in the familiar form of a. resistance coil.

Vith in the stand'is a inake-and-break device. This make-and-b'reak dence consists or' con tact pieces, 7, i' and 8, one of which at least is movable to and from contactivitli its fellow. ln this illustration the tivo contact pieces S, 8 are carried on a. block 9 of insulating material, being connected one With another through a Wire. 10 also. borne by thel block 9. Block 9 is pivoted (of. Figs. III and IV) in the frame of the stand.

Normally block 9 is swung under the tension of a spring 1l tov bringeontact pieces 8 into'contact with and maintain them in contact with vthe contact pieces, 7 7. From block 9 a crank arm 19 rises through the top plate 13 or" the stand; and the position and arrangement are'Such that when the iron is brought toits seat on the 'st-and, the weight ci the iron rests `primarily on the free end in its-seat on the stand,

The initial desideratum of the crank arm l2. By the weight of the iron, the crank arm depressed until 'the iron comes firmly to its upon top plate 13, but the depression sulli( cnt to turn block 9 on its pivot, against ne ten ionA spring' ll, and to brca the contact-l plates 8. 8 and 7, 7. Fig. l shows l and the in aimant.-

break device open.

dvantageouslythe top plate of the stand, ulrich in shape and si ze` conforms to the. iron, 1s of conventional shape und the iron is ci conventional slm-pe', elongate and pointed.

About the rim ot top plate i3 *he stand is raised a rim ifi. lt rises sul. high as or higher than th. crank arm i2, tlnonffh IConveniently it is 'il Wire, about wh ich are LVlied sheet of metal out of which the top in the main formed. Fig. seated in the stand, and when So seated holding,` by its weight the makeeand-break device open; Fig. lV shows the iron applied to the stand transversely, resting not on the Web of the top plate 13, but on the marginal flange la. lu this position the iron is not effective to depress crank arm l2, at least not sufficiently to open the make and break device.

The operation will mally, stand an(L iron make-arabbi-cali device Within the stand is closed. lihen the iron is to be used, plug 3 is :inserted in the socket prepared. for it. 'hat the iron shail become heated to the degree necessary for service; andit is athfantageous that While becoininzso heated it. may rest Where, even though neglected, its neat may do no harm. Accordingly, initially the iron may be placed transversely on the stand, in the position indicated in 1V. With the iron in this position there is no interruption of current o\v,'the heating element .vithin the iron is active,I and the temperature of the iron thus comes to the desired degree. Even though that degree be exceeded and even though the iron be neglected for a time, no damage can be caused. `When the user comes to apply the iron he raises it from the stand. lf it, be too hot, he need only seat it on the stand again, in the= fully-seated position illustrated in Fig. the heatingurrent will then cease to iow and the excess heat will be s plate is be manifest. `Norbeing separated the i shows the iron.

dissipated. lDuringuse, the iron will constantly be heated; if at any time 1t grows `too hot` it may be seated in the stand to cool. 1vlfhen not in use it may be seated and the current vi'ill automatically be cut ottI and waste prevented. 'hen the iron is to be used again it is necessary only to pick it up (und, it desired, to rest it again transversely upon the stand), when shortly it will become heated. i

lv'lunifestly details of structure may be varied widely, Within the knowledge or' an engineer.

l claim us my invention:

l. A sud-iron structure including iron and stand adapted to be connected in series with :i Source of electric current, a heatingr element within the iron, and n make-end-break device in the line ot' current flow opened by the seating; of the iron in the. stand, whereby flow from the source of current through iron and stond is cut otl, and closed by the removal of the iron from such seating', whereby the flow from the source ot' current through iron and stand is established.

A sad-iron structure including iron and stand adapted to be connected in series with source of electric current, a heating: element within the iron, and u make-:ind-breal; device in the line of flow of current` Said stand being adapted to sustain the iron in either of two positions, and the make-und-brealr device being arranged to be swung by the weight of the iron when applied in one but not in the other ot' its two positions to the stand. v

3. A sad-iron structure includinfhr iron und stuud adapted to be connected in series with a source ot' electric current, u heating element. within the iron, u make-und-breuk device within the stond. the Suid stand being provided with n seat including u medial web and a marginal flange standingr above the plano ot' the web, and u Inulnz-uud-brcuk device operating member rising through the web of the seat.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ELMER HY SELL.

Witnesses BAYARD H. CHRISTY, Finnois J. ToMAssoN. 

